Whenever Jarvan III, the king of Demacia, delivers one of his rallying speeches from the glinting marble balcony atop the royal palace, Xin Zhao is at his side. In this article, we discuss how to effectively counter Xin Zhao.
Best Xin Zhao Counters
- Jax
- Fiora
- Pantheon
- Malphite
- Teemo
Warring Kingdoms Xin Zhao
Xin Zhao Counter Picks
Now that you know who counters Xin Zhao, you can finally counter pick Xin Zhao in any matchup. Let’s take you through some tips on how to use a few of these champions who are counters to Xin Zhao. After, there is a general section explaining how to use any LoL champion as counters for Xin Zhao. After all, if you know how to play against Xin Zhao, you can play safely and effectively to defeat Xin Zhao in a lane.
Jax
Save Counter Strike for when Xin Zhao uses his E active to engage, as the ability will not only waste it for Xin and block his Q damage, but it will also block any healing he would gain from his passive on-hit proc and grant bonus damage stacks for Counter Strike very quickly.
Fiora
Poke him whenever you can. When he jumps on you with his q activated wait until he has attacked you twice and use your W – Riposte when he is going to knock you up. This will stun him for 2 seconds and give you a great advantage.
Malphite
Poke him whenever you can. When he jumps on you with his q activated wait until he has attacked you twice and use your W – Riposte when he is going to knock you up. This will stun him for 2 seconds and give you a great advantage.
Volibear
Save your Q until Xin Zhao uses his ult (he knocks everyone away).
Secret Agent Xin Zhao
Tips For Playing Against Xin Zhao
- is very vulnerable to kiting when his is on cooldown.
- Try to CC when he is attacking you or your ally, The crowd control effect can turn the tide of the battle to your allies’ favor.
- Build armor items to mitigate his damage as mainly deals physical damage.
- is a great counter to, since it reduces damage through armor, and reduces his attack speed, which is central to his damage output.
- is a great alternative, however, do remember that he can heal himself through the damage if he has life steal.
- Avoid stacking health without armor as deals physical damage based on your current health.
- Stay with your allies when fighting Xin Zhao, he can only knock up one target at a time.
- is a melee champion. Harassing him with long-range spells/auto attacks when he goes to last hit minions will ensure that he has to pay the price for getting farm.
- Punishing if he uses to farm minions will generally result in a favorable trade. He has just used a large part of his damage on minions instead of you and thus has reduced trading damage.
- Don’t rely heavily on your shield to mitigate damage. has relatively low mana costs and low cooldowns, which he can use to break/trigger your shield duration.
- pushes relatively quickly and thus opens himself up to ganks from your jungler. Ping for help and play passively in order to lure into overextending.
- Pushing the waves toward his turret will force to farm under it, giving you an opportunity to roam.
- has very safe clears but does not have very fast clears. Use junglers that can farm faster than to gain an advantage. Counterjungling is dangerous since he has high early game damage and clears the jungle at near full health.
- Many players will start for the extra damage and extra slow for that Level 3 gank. Stealing his Crest of Insight will not overly inconvenience him but it will benefit you.
- will generally gank at Level 3. Your mid-laner and top-laner should be careful not to overextend during this period.
- Make a habit of the common entrances to your lanes. Doing so will at least ensure you have ample warning when comes to gank.
Dragon Slayer Xin Zhao
By using the champions who counter Xin Zhao and the LoL Xin Zhao counter tips above, you can now develop a strategy to help you, as a summoner, become an effective counter to Xin Zhao players.